Public senior school

Tala Girls Secondary School

Also listed as Tala Girls Secondary.

A senior school in Matungulu sub-county, Machakos County. It offers STEM, Social Sciences and Arts & Sports Science, with 12 subject combinations.

School details admission facts are for the 2026 intake

Cluster: C2Ministry of Education senior-school cluster.
Gender: Girls
Boarding or day: Boarding
2026 fees: KSh 53,554 or 40,535 per year, depending on the approved tierGovernment-set schedule, not an individual school invoice.
Ownership: Public
Postal address: 135 TALA

Next placements

Not released yet for the January 2027 intake. Last year: 19 December 2025. KEMIS placement portal · Get an alert when they’re released.

KCSE results 2020–2024

Tala Girls Secondary School scored a mean of 6.28 (C) in KCSE 2024, 1.5 points above the national average, down from 6.53 in 2023. Over 2018–2024 it ranks 4th of 16 schools in Machakos County with 3 or more years of published results.

	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
Mean	6.279	6.531	6.116	5.889	6.143
Grade	C	C+	C	C	C
Candidates	225	224	217	147	140

All 12 years of KCSE results, 2006–2024

Pathways and subject combinations checked 15 October 2026

STEM8 combinationsPure Sciences 1 · Applied Sciences 6 · Technical Studies 1

Pure Sciences · 1Biology, Chemistry, PhysicsST1048

Applied Sciences · 6Agriculture, Biology, Business StudiesST2044

Agriculture, Business Studies, General ScienceST2049

Agriculture, General Science, Home ScienceST2088

Business Studies, Computer Studies, ElectricityST2001

Computer Studies, General Science, Home ScienceST2026

Computer Studies, Geography, PhysicsST2018

Technical Studies · 1Business Studies, Computer Studies, Media TechnologyST3067

Social Sciences3 combinationsHumanities & Business Studies 3

Humanities & Business Studies · 3Business Studies, Christian Religious Education, General ScienceSS2115

Business Studies, Geography, History & CitizenshipSS2025

Christian Religious Education, Computer Studies, History & CitizenshipSS2064

Arts & Sports Science1 combinationSports 1

Sports · 1General Science, Sports & Recreation, Theatre & FilmAS2038

Subjects in these combinations · 15

Agriculture, Biology, Business Studies, Chemistry, Christian Religious Education, Computer Studies, Electricity, General Science, Geography, History & Citizenship, Home Science, Media Technology, Physics, Sports & Recreation, Theatre & Film

Senior schools in Machakos County offering STEM · Social Sciences · Arts & Sports Science

How subject selection works: what pathways, tracks and the codes mean

Codes and registration

KNEC code: 12345508
UIC: DJ69
School code: K4050400
Level: Senior school
Sponsor: Central Government/DEB
Student needs: Ordinary

School figures most recent counts

Students enrolled: 867
Teaching staff: 40
TSC teachers: 36
Board teachers: 4
Students per teacher: 21.7
Classrooms: 15
Dormitories: 8
Libraries: 1
Dining halls: 1
Toilets: 92
Acres: 15
Transition to university or college after KCSE 2024: 200

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Data sources

School history and updated details use the sources below. Other details come from the 2013 school data. Classification and codes come from the 2026 senior-school register.

Register, pathways and fees

Ministry of Education Grade 10 selection portal (KEMIS) pathways, combinations, emblem · checked 15 October 2026
December 2025 senior-school list, row 335 classification and codes
June 2025 senior-school register, row 4786 checked 1 October 2026
Kenya Gazette Notice No. 1449 2026 fee schedule

KCSE results

KNEC for 2006–2010, the school’s audit reports since: every source, on the results page 2006–2024

2013 school data

Kenya Open Data Initiative 2013 school data